How do you manage diabetes when family meals revolve around rice and roti?

Change proportions and order rather than banning foods, which is what makes it sustainable in a shared household. Practical measures: keep the grain portion but halve it and fill the space with vegetables and protein; eat vegetables and protein before the carbohydrate in the meal, which measurably lowers the glucose response; choose whole grains, millets or hand-pounded rice over highly polished varieties; and add a dal or curd to any grain-heavy meal. Cooling cooked rice and reheating it increases resistant starch modestly. A walk after eating remains the single most effective addition.